English

Noun

pinger ‎(plural pingers)

1. A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.

   We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken.

2. A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.

   The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.

3. A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.

   Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application.

4. A user of a ping program; one who pings.

   Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there.

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin pingo / pingere.

Verb

pinger

1. to paint

Conjugation

Related terms

• pictor